Social Communication Cues for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Conditions: How to Give Great Greetings, Pay Cool Compliments and Have Fun with Friends

Social Communication Cues for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Conditions: How to Give Great Greetings, Pay Cool Compliments and Have Fun with Friends......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 13
Rule 1: Greeting Others......Page 17
Rule 2: Joint Attention......Page 20
Rule 3: Asking for Help......Page 22
Rule 4: Responding to Comments......Page 24
Rule 5: Sharing Ideas/Accomplishments......Page 26
Rule 6: Asking Questions......Page 28
Rule 7: Getting Clarification......Page 30
Rule 8: Asking Someone to Play......Page 32
Rule 9: Initiating Conversation......Page 34
Rule 10: Repairing Misunderstandings......Page 36
Rule 1: Small Transitions......Page 39
Rule 2: Large Transitions......Page 41
Rule 3: Maintaining Play......Page 43
Rule 4: Turn-Taking......Page 45
Rule 5: Watching Peers at Play......Page 47
Rule 6: Organizing Play......Page 49
Rule 7: Deciding Who Goes First......Page 51
Rule 8: Negotiating......Page 53
Rule 9: Navigating a “Bump in the Road”......Page 55
Rule 10: Exiting a Game......Page 57
Rule 1: Staying with the Group......Page 59
Rule 2: Exiting the Group......Page 61
Rule 3: Body Positioning......Page 63
Rule 4: Using Your Words Not Your Body......Page 65
Rule 5: Asking and Waiting for the Answer......Page 67
Rule 6: Personal Space......Page 69
Rule 1: Thinking About Others......Page 71
Rule 2: Use of Pronouns......Page 74
Rule 3: Positioning of Objects/Items......Page 76
Rule 4: Affecting Emotions of Others......Page 78
Rule 5: Acknowledging Comments......Page 80
Rule 6: Reading Body Cues......Page 82
Rule 7: Clarifying “Why Are You......Page 84
Rule 8: Expressing Empathy......Page 86
Rule 1: Listening with Eye Contact......Page 89
Rule 2: Speaking with Eye Contact......Page 91
Rule 3: Using Eyes to Ask Yes/No......Page 93
Rule 4: Entering Play Already Underway......Page 95
Rule 5: Localizing Sound with Eyes......Page 97
Rule 6: Shifting Gaze when in Group......Page 99
Rule 7: Using Gaze to Track......Page 101
Rule 1: Understanding Likes/Dislikes......Page 103
Rule 2: Tone of Voice......Page 105
Rule 3: Understanding One’s Own......Page 107
Rule 4: Understanding Emotions of......Page 109
Rule 5: Appearance of Emotions on Self......Page 111
Rule 6: Emotional Situations......Page 113
Rule 7: Embarrassment......Page 115
Rule 8: Human Relatedness......Page 117
Rule 1: Understanding Rules of......Page 119
Rule 2: Power of Humor......Page 121
Rule 3: Literal v. Non-literal Language......Page 123
Rule 4: Experimenting with Humor......Page 125
Rule 5: Effect of Humor on Others......Page 127
Social Skills Checklist......Page 129
Bibliography......Page 139
Index......Page 141